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Head Units for Car MP3 Players?

Posted by Cliff on from the cool-conversation-pieces-for-the-dashboard dept.

dotcomian asks: "The idea of hooking our iPod to our car's audio system so far is our best shot for musics on the go in cars, however, it requires a double investment to the head unit. I'm wondering if someone has a better way to replace cd-changers with MP3 jukeboxes, the head units would be the controller and/or a CD player. I've found several websites from google's search result, but nothing is close to what I have in mind. Any ideas?"

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  1. phatbox by ikeleib · · Score: 3, Informative

    Go to http://www.phatnoise.com It's a hardrive mp3 jukebox that goes in your trunk. Hooks up to the head unit through the CD changer interface. Extra hack value: runs Linux

  2. I'm happy with my Alpine so far. by Wakko+Warner · · Score: 3, Informative

    Here's the one I got. Cost about $500 (with installation and everything), and it plays any kind of MP3 I've got (up to the limit, 320K/sec, including VBR stuff). Handles ID3 tags, sounds fine, and lets me take a few hundred hours' worth of music with me in a little folder full of CDs. Doesn't get too much easier than that...

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    1. Re:I'm happy with my Alpine so far. by ShadowDrgn · · Score: 3, Insightful

      I've got the same one and am *very* happy with it. It'll load an mp3 cd in a few seconds and navigates through folders quickly.

      Circuit City pays $240 for them, but marks them up to something like $399, ouch! It helps to have a friend working somewhere that sells one of these things so you can get a good price. :)

  3. Pioneer 7400 by KurdtX · · Score: 3, Informative

    The extremely popular Pioneer 7400 kicks ass. Redbook/mp3 CD/CD-RW + killer adjustments & looks. Oh, and I got mine for $300 installed (incl. wires & bezel). Pop an mp3 CD in, and I can put it on random and by the the time I hear a song again, I've forgotten I'd already heard it. Problems: no crossfade (1-3 second seek time) and no auxiliary in - not that I'm complaining!

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  4. MP3 Jukebox... for the home? by ImaLamer · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I've personally (off-topic) been looking for something that would play MP3 discs and hold about 50 or so CD's at once.

    I've seen 150+ CD Players for as low as $99, how much for the same thing which will decode MP3 data discs?

    It sure would be nice to have that library of MP3 discs (around 200, that is ~7 albums per CD (1400 CD's-all mine)) play... on random.

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